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Ruth Sheen

Ruth Sheen

Birthday: 1952-01-01 | Place of Birth: London, England, UK

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ruth Sheen (born 1952) is an English actress. Born in London, Sheen began her career by training at the East 15 Acting School, and has appeared regularly on British television and in British films since 1988. On television, she had recurring roles as Nanny Simmons in Berkeley Square (1998), and as Nurse Ethel Carr in the series Bramwell (1995–1998). She has also appeared as four different characters in six episodes of The Bill between 1989 and 2004. She has also appeared in five Mike Leigh films: in the female lead role of Shirley in High Hopes (1988); as Laughing Woman in Secrets & Lies (1996); as Maureen in All or Nothing (2002), as Lily in Vera Drake (2004) and as Gerri in Another Year (2010). Her role in High Hopes won her the Best Actress award at the 1989 European Film Awards. In 2007, she played the role of Lyn, opposite Ben Whishaw's Steven, in the world premiere of Philip Ridley's stage play, Leaves of Glass at the Soho Theatre, London. She also plays the mother of Jim Sturgess's character, Jamie, in Philip Ridley's feature film, Heartless. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth Sheen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2018
VS.

as    Fiona

2016
A Street Cat Named Bob

as    Elsie

2015
SuperBob

as    Pat

2014
Mr. Turner

as    Sarah Danby

2013
Welcome to the Punch

as    Iris Warns

2010
Another Year

as    Gerri

2009
Heartless

as    Marion Morgan

2007
Run Fatboy Run

as    Claudine

2007
Fanny Hill

as    Mrs Jones

2007
Fanny Hill

as    Mrs. Jones

2004
Vera Drake

as    Lily

2003
Cheeky

as    Tamara

2002
All or Nothing

as    Maureen

2001
Lorna Doone

as    Betty Muxworthy

2001
The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells

as    Mrs. MacMananan

1998
Berkeley Square

as    Nanny Simmons

1989
High Hopes

as    Shirley